Before examining the function and concept that make up the “iron triangle” of health care, it is important to understand its three components (quality, access, and cost). While these three components may seem like your common everyday words, their definition in the health care field aren’t as straightforward as most may think. To start with quality is more than just measuring quality of service that a patient may receive. Health care professionals have come to define quality as the value, efficacy, reliability, and outcome of the care being delivered (T.Godfrey, 2012). Next is the component of access, which looks at the accessibility of care and being able to obtain resources when needed, rather than how long it takes. Last but not least is
